The use of control tyres in motorsport is nothing new. Neither is it peculiar to motorcycle racing. Pirelli are the sole tyre supplier in F1 as well as the World Rally Championship. And in bike racing, British and World Superbikes have used Pirelli (or Metzler; same thing) tyres for... Read more
“’Ere Boothy, what are the best tyres these days?” is a question I get asked a lot. And it’s one that I’ve never been able to answer. In fact if anyone tells you they can, they’re talking out of their ring piece. The world’s best racing slick would be... Read more
Seven years after relinquishing MotoGP’s first ever control tyre contract, Michelin is back in the paddock and supplying all things rubbery to the premier class. It wasn’t exactly a smooth reintroduction into the GP paddock (neither was Bridgestone’s to be fair), with numerous riders chucking it down the road... Read more
It’s not every day you get to shred rubber like Ron Jeremy under the floodlights of Yas Marina, yet Baron did so aboard a feast of 2016 machinery. Here’s all you need to know about Bridgestone’s all-new S21 rubber in 14 minutes. Read more
I’ve spent the past few days at Castle Combe circuit (my local) watching the likes of John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey rip it oop in preparation for the TT next month. The entire Honda squad was present for a Dunlop tyre testing frenzy, trialling various dubplate compounds and bespoke... Read more
